Example sentences of "expecting any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before leaving Britain we 'd learnt that the hike up to Mount Kenya 's ‘ walkers summit ’ , Point Lenana , was not too demanding , and that the climbing route up to the twin summits of Batian and Nelion was graded mainly Diff , with a few patches of Severe , so we were n't expecting any technical problems . |
| 2 | ‘ I was n't expecting any instant miracles , ’ Richard smiled . |
| 3 | Sir Patrick Mayhew , the latest incumbent of this difficult office , is not thought to be expecting any great political breakthrough . |
| 4 | But he retained feelings of gratitude for the chances he had been given and he allowed others later to mount several of his works for the University Ballet without expecting any fee . |
| 5 | Enthusiasts however , may have to be gently discouraged from making too many demands on your time and that when you ask a question you are not automatically expecting any action . |
| 6 | For example , have you slipped into the habit of simply repeating your commands parrot-like — over and over again — without really expecting any result ? |
| 7 | Are you expecting any violence ? |
| 8 | Thus , we would suggest , there is , as yet at least , little basis for expecting any particular change in the political attitude and behaviour of these workers apart , perhaps , from the spread of the more calculative — more rational — outlook ’ |
| 9 | Every day there would be a reminder of religious dedication , for each morning the monks would process round the village or town in file , carrying their begging bowls into which devout Buddhists would put offerings of food , very respectfully and without expecting any thanks , for supporting the monks was a most meritorious deed . |
| 10 | Bernard Moing , Univel 's regional marketing manager for Europe says , ‘ we 're not expecting any returns on UnixWare until the first quarter of 1993 , and then the take up will be limited for a further period . ’ |
| 11 | There was no answer , but then , she was n't expecting any . |
| 12 | I was not expecting any of you . ’ |
| 13 | Unless er there was any er you know you , you were expecting any problems . |
| 14 | I 'm not expecting any deliveries . ’ |
| 15 | General Accident are not expecting any additional claims activity as a result of the flooding in the Mid-West , the insurance costs of which are being handled under the US Government 's National Flood Insurance Programme . |
| 16 | I know of no realistic reason for expecting any sixth-form college to introduce charges of the kind described . |
| 17 | It 's a fairly low risk erm threat at the moment , air strikes are cheap er they 're not particularly dangerous whether they 're effective or not is another matter , er and there 's no immediate come back on the domestic scene because no one is expecting any one state to be the saviour in that particular situation . |
| 18 | She sat and glared through the windscreen , expecting any minute to see him coming back , but there was no sign of him . |
| 19 | Had she been expecting any apology , though , Fabia realised then that she would have been disappointed for , ‘ Hrm , ’ was all he grunted , and , handing the letter back , he scrutinised her with a hard look , and Fabia had the feeling that he thought that she was the one in the wrong ! |
| 20 | Tranmere are not expecting any dramatic changes this time round , 12 months on after the massive upheaval that launched a new set-up last season . |
| 21 | There was no sense in expecting any help from the boy , the only thing to be done was to exclude him as an irresponsible minor from the consideration of his own fate . |
| 22 | Not expecting any deaths yet . |